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Author: Stirling, Arthur >>
Address: 1, Cambridge Terrace, Regent's Park.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1896, Dec., 23 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Sorry to hear of Irving's accident just after his greatest achievement in Shakespeare and hopes he can assume the part, which gave Stirling great pleasure years before. He is sorry not to be a company member as he could have taken the part until Irving was better as he did with Wolsey when Irving could not act. Best wishes for recovery.
Published: -
Notes: Ticked. Irving damaged knee ligaments after the first night of 'Richard III'. He had first played the part in 1877. In 1892 Stirling played Cardinal Wolsey for a few performances.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 5347    
Author: Zangwill, Israel >>
Address: 24, Oxford Road, Kilburn NW
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1896?], Dec., 23 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He has been lecturing at Free Trade Hall, Manchester and returned resolved to see Irving's brilliant Richard III. Now he must condole with Irving and himself and wish Irving as happy a Christmas as possible within the circumstances. Zangwill plans to travel and before June will visit Asiatic Turkey and Egypt to be up in costumes in case he does another oriental play for Irving or another manager. When Richard is himself again he will be glad of a line and also the return of his other play as it is probably useless to Irving. Regards and best wishes again for Irving's recovery.
Published: -
Notes: Irving had torn his knee ligaments after the first night of 'Richard III' on 19th December. It is not known which plays Zangwill offered Irving.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/44)
Ref.No: 4541    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W.
Recipient: Scott, Clement William >>
Address: -
Date: 1896, Dec., 24 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Christmas and New Year good wishes. It is too bad of the writer of that drunken effusion to bother Scott on such a subject and in such a way. Don't mind him - anonymous writers are all swine. As to Ellen Terry and Lady Anne - she did play it for Toole's Benefit. Irving knows as he was the Richard. He hopes Scott will come in one day soon. He knows when his work is over. Love to both.
Published: -
Notes: Written mainly by Louis Austin with last 3 sentences in Irving's hand. The play referred to is 'Richard III'.
Document Holder: HUL
Ref.No: 4881    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Lyceum Theatre
Recipient: Coffin, Charles Hayden >>
Address: -
Date: 1896, Dec., 24 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Regrets he cannot accept Coffin's invitation for 10th but sincerely hopes his business venture will be successful.
Published: -
Notes: Written by Secretary Louis Austin but signed by Irving, with one alteration in his hand.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/14/9/8(1))
Ref.No: 713    
Author: Russell, Sir William Howard >>
Address: The Queen's Hotel, Southsea
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1896, Dec., 24 Christmas eve
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: News of Irving's accident has spoiled many happy Christmasses. As a friend he expresses regrets and sympathy. He never expects to see Richard of York again and recall another Richard. He has been reading Bram Stoker's 'Watter's Mou' and comments unfavourably. He hopes by the next week "Richard's himself again".
Published: -
Notes: Irving's accident to his knee after the first night of 'Richard III'.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19)
Ref.No: 2876    
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